Adm Ship Guns Crew Acq Type Note Commander Ship Captain Z Liefde 26 86 1652 h 8/1652 Joost Bankert de Jonge De Ruyter's fleet 8/1652 Joost Bankert de Jonge The Battle of Plymouth 12/1652 Joost Bankert de Jonge In Jan Evertsen's squadron 12.1652 Joost Bankert de Jonge The Battle of Dungeness 2/1653 Joost Bankert de Jonge killed The Three Days Battle 3/1653 Joost Bankert's luitenant To Vlissingen
Discussion devoted mainly to the Anglo-Dutch Wars (at sea), including ships, battles, and persons. Our website, kentishknock.com, is the primary outlet for artwork, research results, and more formal analysis and commentary. Copyright (c) 2003-2007 James C. Bender
Monday, July 17, 2006
Joost Bankert de Jonge in the First Anglo-Dutch War
The information about Joost Bankert's service in the First Anglo-Dutch War is somewhat confusing. We know that he was killed in the Three Days Battle (Portland). The question is whether his ship survived or not. There is a letter about 17 Zeeland ships sailing home after the battle that seems to indicate that Joost Bankert's lieutenant took the ship back to Zeeland with the others. This is a short summary of his ship's service: